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Show State Democrats Show Economy BOISE (SPECIAL) Secretary of State George 11. Curtis, candidate candi-date for re-election un the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket this week announced that economy was the keynote in his office, lie stated that the records would show his office ending end-ing the biennium with a record of operating at the lowest cost in 20 years. It will be 15 per cent below be-low the average spent for the operation op-eration of this office under republican repub-lican administrations. "For the 1939-40 biennium the office of Secretary of State is he-ing he-ing run showing a 7 per cent saving below the legislative appropriation of $33,575. Fees, taxes, and other money collected by the office for the period January 1, 1939 to September Sep-tember 30, 194(1 amount to $1SG.-392.00. $1SG.-392.00. This has been turned into the state general fund to be used toward the cost of state government. govern-ment. "The records will show that Calvin Cal-vin Wright, Slate Auditor, has operated op-erated his department at a 10; per cent saving below legislative appropriations. "The State Traveling Library another department administered by Democratic officials shows a saving of G per cent below their appropriation. "This record of economy is outstanding out-standing in view of the fact that the 1939 Republic legislature appropriated ap-propriated liberally for the Repub-I Repub-I lican departments. When the budget bud-get of the departments under Democratic Dem-ocratic control was up for consideration consid-eration they tightened down and squeezed the appropriation as low as possible. In spite of this a good showing has been made. "It must be remembered th.'it 95 per cent of all appropriations are spent by departments under the control of the Governor. Only 5 per cent are operated by Democratic Demo-cratic officers. Out of over 3,000 - state employes only about 150 are employed in Democratic offices.'' n r, |